IT is quite likely that the 2010 Conrad Jupiters Magic
Millions Yearling Sale to be conducted at the Gold
Coast sales centre over six sessions, January 6, 7, 8, 9,
10 and 14, will produce more good winners than any
other market. It is easily the biggest collection available in
Australia and has the strong support from major breeders.
Among the big vendors are nearly all the nationally
eminent Hunter Valley studs and agistment farms,
namely Amarina, Arrowfield, Attunga Stud, Baerami
Thoroughbreds, Baramul,
Bellerive, Broads Crossing Farm,
Brooklyn Lodge, Coolmore, Cressfield, Edinglassie,
Emirates Park, Glastonbury, Goodwood Park,
Kitchwin Hills, Kulani Park, Middlebrook Valley Lodge,
Monarch, Murrulla Farm, Old Crossing Farm,
Patinack Farm, Retreat Farm, Segenhoe, Southern Cross
Breeders, Turangga, Vinery, Widden, Willow Park,
and Yarraman Park.
Other prominent New South Wales breeders
represented included John Singleton's Strawberry Hills
Stud and Bowness, Corumbene, Bylong Park,
Edinburgh Park, Emerald Thoroughbreds, Evergreen
Lodge, Fairview Park, Newhaven Park, Orange Grove
Thoroughbreds, Reavill Farm, Rheinwood Pastoral,
Stratheden, Think Big, Trevannah Farm and
Werai Park.
Approximately 900 of the 1225 lots catalogued are
by Hunter Valley sires including 15 of the leading
20 most successful on earnings for the 2008-09
Australian racing year. Strongly represented, they
include five Hunter Valley-used sires who have
annexed Australian champion sire titles, the leaders on
the general lists on earnings Encosta de Lago (also by
numbers), Redoute's Choice (also by juveniles) and
Flying Spur (also juveniles) and leading juvenile sires
More Than Ready (USA) (twice) and Danzero. The
others in the top 20 supplying yearlings to the sale in
that honour board were the reliable sources of good
horses Commands, Danehill Dancer (IRE), Testa Rossa,
Choisir, Danewin, Hussonet (USA), General Nediym
(all Hunter Valley), O'Reilly (New Zealand) and Show
a Heart (Queensland).
Buyers have a huge selection
of good, proven sires to choose
yearlings from and as well as those
mentioned, those used in NSW
include Exceed and Excel, Galileo
(IRE), Rock of Gibraltar (IRE), Dane Shadow, Anabaa
(USA), Lonhro, Beautiful Crown (USA), Elusive
Quality (USA), Zeditave, Magic Albert, Tale of the Cat
(USA), Fusaichi Pegasus (USA), Dehere (USA), Royal
Academy (USA), Secret Savings (USA), Strategic, Lucky
Owners (USA), Snowland, Mossman, Danasinga and
Antonius Pius (USA).
Young sires used in NSW represented whose oldest
are three, two or yearlings include Not a Single Doubt,
Stratum, Nadeem, Charge Forward, Starcraft, Snitzel,
California Dane, Strada, Holy Roman Emperor (IRE),
Ad Valorem (USA), Alert (ARG), Al Maher, Snippetson,
Excites and Oratorio (IRE). Boom young sire Elvstroem
and well established Bel Esprit are among Victorian
based sires with lots in the catalogue. In addition four
at leading Victorian studs supplying first crop yearlings
are American Breeders' Cup Mile-Gr.1 winner Artie
Schiller (USA) (Independent Stallions) and locals
Churchill Downs (Danehill Golden Slipper placegetter
at Blue Gum Farm), God's Own (Redoute's Choice
Caulfield Guineas-Gr.1 winner at Eliza Park) and
Written Tycoon (Iglesia STC Todman Slipper Trial-Gr.2;
also at Eliza Park)
New Zealand based sires represented include Pins,
Darci Brahma, O'Reilly, Stravinsky (USA), Don
Eduardo, One Cool Cat (USA), Danroad and Fast 'n'
Famous (Redoute's Choice sprinter with first crop
progeny). There is one each yearling got to southern
hemisphere time by two of America's best sires,
Distorted Humor and Dynaformer and one by
promising sire Posse, a resident at the Vinery Stud,
Kentucky. In addition there are several by Dansili, an
England bred and based champion European miler
who was the Leading European Sire in 2006.
December 2009
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MAGIC MILLIONS SALE PREVIEW
900 YEARLINGS
by Hunter Valley sires
Stratum
(Redoute's Choice-Bourgeois by Luskin Star)
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